28 April 2016 | Transmission Gully Project CPB HEB Joint Venture | Media release
Now that the first of the excavators have moved in to begin work on the Transmission Gully motorway the public is being warned to steer clear of the construction area.
The initial physical works – including establishing erosion and sediment controls – are occurring at a number of areas along the 27km alignment which stretches from Mackays Crossing to Linden.
Construction activity around the project’s first structure has also begun. This is an underpass bridge that will provide continued access for the users of Battle Hill Farm Forest Park across the Transmission Gully alignment, both during construction and once operational.
Project Director Boyd Knights says some of these works are highly dangerous and he is concerned people are ignoring signs and continuing to access the area, putting themselves at risk.
“While we appreciate people may have wandered through these areas previously they now need to understand they are entering a construction site and it is not safe for them to be there.”
Signs and security gates have been erected to prevent access, but Boyd says some people are choosing to ignore them. “This is a significant concern to us. These measures have been put in place to support your safety. Please obey the signs and do not pass through.”
This is particularly true in the area around Whitby where, despite the fact tree felling is now underway; people are still wandering through the area in the vicinity of the Silverwood Estate.
These early works, which include implementing environmental controls, clearing vegetation and pioneering access tracks into the alignment, are critical to clearing the way for main works and signal the beginning of real progress on the project, after decades of planning.
(Pictured: Construction has begun on the project's first structure – an underpass bridge in Battle Hill Farm Forest-Park)
